By Jim LaDoux Help your leaders ask questions that lead to conversations about new ways of thinking, listening, discerning, and doing. Ask more WHAT IF questions that move leaders beyond their current...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Your meeting outcomes should frame the format, setting, and flow of your meetings. There are four basic types of meetings most leaders engage in:Logistical meetings that focus on what’s ...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux 1 | Choose the right setting. Determine what kind of setting would be most conducive for a fruitful conversation. Your office provides a professional atmosphere and clarifies respective ...  Read More

By Nancy Going Many clergy and congregations long for their ministry to look differently than it currently does. Some want things to look like they “used to.” Others want to see changes in how the con...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux It’s important that we evaluate the impact and reach of the ministries we offer so that we know what we should KEEP doing, STOP doing, or perhaps START doing. As church leaders, being go...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Add The purpose of the retreat is to . . .Build trust and community among retreat participants.Share data gathered during the congregational review process.Share Interpretations of the d...  Read More